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About Alpha Architect US Equity ETF
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Inception date
Jul 23, 2025
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Empowered Funds LLC
Distributor
Quasar Distributors LLC
AAUS is an actively managed, market-cap weighted portfolio of US large-cap stocks. The portfolio managers do not intend to tilt towards any specific style, aiming to be a core equity position in investor portfolios. The twist here is that at times, the fund may replace certain holdings about to declare a dividend. Replacing the position with similar exposure until after the dividend is paid. As such, AAUS aims to provide lower distributions as compared to its peers. The fund manager believes the bias towards dividends creates mispricing opportunities.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
AAUS trades at 49.19 USD today, its price has fallen −2.16% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on AAUS price chart.
AAUS net asset value is 49.18 today — it's fallen 2.17% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
AAUS assets under management is 448.73 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
AAUS fund flows account for 504.51 K USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
AAUS invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
AAUS expense ratio is 0.15%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, AAUS isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
No, AAUS doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
AAUS trades at a premium (0.02%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
AAUS shares are issued by Empirical Finance LLC
AAUS follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jul 23, 2025.
The fund's management style is active, aiming to outperform its benchmark index by actively selecting and adjusting assets. The goal is to achieve returns that exceed those of the index the fund tracks.